NEW YORK — CVS Health has unveiled an enhanced front end with a focus on health, beauty and consumables. The upgrade, being rolled out at selected stores starting with 150 high-volume urban outlets, is “the next step in the company’s evolution to better support customers’ health in its retail stores” following its cigarette ban, CVS
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Catalina is enabling retailers to target individual consumers with My Favorite Deals, an omnichannel listing of the most relevant upcoming deals for a particular shopper. Announced this week, the list of five deals can be printed out in stores or viewed digitally, including via mobile and email. The five deals present
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act’s subsidies for health insurance, giving the law its second big win in three years. The justices ruled 6-3 that the subsidies being received by 8.7 million people to make coverage affordable were not voided by the statute’s wording. Chief Justice John Roberts again
MINNEAPOLIS – Kathee Tesija, executive vice president and chief merchandising and supply chain officer at Target Corp., will move into an advisory role effective July 6. An external and internal search is under way for a replacement, Target chairman and chief executive officer Brian Cornell said Thursday. The position’s areas of responsibility include overseeing all
CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif. — Former Katz Group head Andy Giancamilli has been named interim president and chief executive officer of 99 Cents Only Stores. Giancamilli, who was appointed chairman of the chain in April, replaced Stéphane Gonthier, who resigned. “In my role on the board over the past three years, and more recently as
WASHINGTON — The advance of health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is encountering some roadblocks, including a high court challenge that could impact the health benefits of millions of Americans. Some 13% of people who enrolled in health plans this year under the Affordable Care Act have lost coverage, many because they
ARLINGTON, Va. — The rapid adoption of new technology is making the drug distribution industry healthier than ever. The sector’s investment in new systems and ability to quickly get them up and running is giving it unsurpassed accuracy and efficiency, said John Gray, president and chief executive officer of the Healthcare Distribution Management Association
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Boosting its services for the burgeoning senior market, CVS Health has agreed to acquire Omnicare — the nation’s largest provider of pharmaceutical services to long-term care facilities — for $12.7 billion. With the acquisition, which includes $2.3 billion in debt, CVS Health will significantly expand its ability to dispense prescriptions in assisted
BOISE, Idaho — Mark Panzer has been named senior vice president of pharmacy, health and wellness at Albertsons LLC. Between Albertsons and Safeway stores, the company has 1,760 pharmacies in 34 states. Panzer, who had been president and chief executive officer of Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy Inc., replaces Darren Singer, who has left Albertsons. The appointment
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Linda Filler, president of retail products and chief merchandising officer at Walgreens, has always been fascinated by how consumers’ needs and wants translate into purchases. Since her time at the Hanes division of Sara Lee she has sought to fulfill consumers’ desires with relevant, unique and fun solutions. At Hanes, she
PALM BEACH, Fla. — The evolution of health care is here, new National Association of Chain Drug Stores chairman Randy Edeker said at the 2015 NACDS Annual Meeting here last month. “The new health care definition includes environmental factors, nutrition, the social environment, emotional and spiritual factors,” said Edeker, chairman, president and chief executive officer of
SEATTLE — Brian Unmacht has been named chief executive officer of Bartell Drugs, becoming the first person from outside the Bartell family to hold that title. George D. Bartell, who had been the 62-store, Seattle-area chain’s CEO for 25 years, will continue to serve as chairman. His sister, Jean Bartell Barber, is vice chairman and treasurer. Unmacht,
MEDINA, Ohio — Discount Drug Mart saw its third straight year of improvement in 2014, as sales climbed 6.5% to some $621 million. Thriving pharmacies are the backbone of the 72-store Ohio drug chain’s business. In the front end, the monthly senior savings day is a big draw, as are offerings ranging from video rentals
WASHINGTON — The federal government is looking into the effect of generic drug price increases on Medicaid. The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will compare generic price increases between 2005 and 2014 to the inflation rate. The probe comes in response to questions raised about generics
